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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 06, 1924

Page

2

Chaos as Camaguey election clashes leave seven dead

In Camaguey a two hour battle between Menocal supporters and police left seven killed and fifty seven wounded. A special train was derailed, fires, smashed windows, and rioting followed as soldiers restored order. Wires between Havana and Camaguey were cut at 2:85 AM. Members blame each other over the fatal election fight amid Cuban political tension.

Havana Camaguey Menocal Camacucy General Menocal Zayas General Machado Menoccal Cimaguey Police

Elyria Girl Wins Essay Cup On Citizen Military Training

Miss Jane Noody, a Lorain County high school sophomore, won the silver cup for the best essay on citizen military training camp benefits for the Fifth Area covering Ohio and adjoining plates. Attorney George H. Chamberlain, Lorain county chairman of the military training camps association, presented the cup at special exercises at the school.

Elyria Jane Noody Ohio George H. Chamberlain Lorain County Military Training Camps Association

Letter Found Proves Premeditated Murder Suicide

In Bucyrus Ohio a letter seized from the dead man’s pockets shows Gilbert Stull planned killing his wife and himself. The note, written at Iremont on September 10, names his siblings. Mrs. Stull, though improving, will be permanently disabled by a broken collarbone from the shooting.

Bucyrus Mabel Kay Toledo Gilbert Stull L.re Iremont

Third Official to Face Trial Today in Cleveland

In Cleveland on October 6 three former Municipal Savings & Loan officials face trial for embezzling $241,000 from the Municipal Savings & Loan company. Sol Peskind, called mastermind, and Ben Karp, his alleged right hand, are to stand trial in common pleas court alongside receivership cases involving Representative Realty and four allied corporations. Peskind predicted a quick vindication on the eve of proceedings.

Cleveland Municipal Savings & Loan Company Sol Peskind Municipal Representative Realty Company Common Pleas Court Ben Karp Pesking

What Are Your Children Reading

The Athens Messenger Information Bureau urges parents to choose child friendly books by great child loving authors that meet standards of good literature. A free booklet One Thousand Useful Books lists suitable titles for under eight, eight to twelve, and older children. Enclose two cents for return postage. Frederic J. Haskin Director.

Frederic J. Haskin Athens Messenger Information Bureau Washington, D. C

Chinese battle sharpens as Kiangsu offensive stalls

In Shanghai region on October 6 the Kiangsu offensive concentrates near Sun Kiang with minor gains while Chekiang defenses hold. Desultory shelling hits Huangetu and Liuho as Chang Tso Lin forces push toward Jehol with reports of several town captures.

Shanghat Sun Kiang Huangetu Liuho Chang Tso Lin Jehol

October Term Opens at Common Pleas Court

Large crowd fills courthouse as Judge Worstell impanels grand jury and sets docket for about fifty cases. Prosecutor RK W Finsterwald briefs jurors on procedures while hearings and settlements are arranged for many non support, liquor, and larceny charges.

Eal Court Worstell RK. W. Finsterwald

C A Students 10 Get Employment

Definite arrangements to place Ohio University students in campus jobs are under way this week. W H Ludwig, student pastor of the Y M C A, heads student employment and has called a joint meeting with the Y M C A and Campus Service commission for Thursday afternoon. Many requests have been received for student sales positions.

Ohio University W. H. Ludwig Ludwig Campus Service Commission

Two Wrecks Along Marshfield Road Near Athens

A pair of Sunday night crashes on New Marshfield Road near Margaret's Creek and the Athens Rifle Club shooting range damaged a Chevrolet and a Ford coupé, uprooting a telephone pole. No injuries reported. passenger names not learned.

New Marshfield Road Chevrolet Margaret's Creek Athens

Stoeckel divorce suit filed in Common Pleas court

Ethel Stoeckel sues for divorce from Robert Stoeckel alleging failure to provide since their Aug 10 1915 marriage and a May 1916 beating. The couple has no children.

Ethel Stoeckel Robert Stoeckel Common Pleas Court

Lavoptik Eye Wash Promises Quick Relief

Red and watery eyes respond rapidly to Lavoptik eye wash blends including camphor witch hazel hydrastis. A single bottle is claimed to help sore red or watery eyes with a free eye cup offered by Gibson's Pharmacy.

Gibson's Pharmacy

New Method Heals Rupture Promoted by Dr. Andrews

In Kansas City the Hernia specialist Dr. Andrews announces a new treatment for rupture weighing only a few ounces. He claims no belts or straps and reports many patients with long double ruptures healed. Free trial offered to readers of The Messenger at 4753 Koch Bldg. Kansas City MO.

Kansas City Andrews

President Coolidge Speaks at Red Cross Meeting

President Coolidge opens the American Red Cross annual meeting in Washington praising the charity’s universal work and urging civilization to advance through brotherly love and selfless aid. He cites relief after the Japanese earthquake and envisions a world freed from armament costs where Red Cross missions flourish.

Washington Coolidge American Red Cross Mercy United States Red Cross Mr. Coolidge Europe America Red Cro

Boy survives fall as mother fights fire in West Virginia

In Wheeline, West Virginia, Selin Forlen six was hurled from a second story window by flames and rescued from the pavement by a firefighter after his mother, discovering the blaze, blocked the escape by the stairs.

Wheeline W. Va Selin Forlen Six

Banished by Own Banishing Lawyer Bob Carruthers

Bob Carruthers a Liberty town character is banished forever by his own suit as he acts as judge in a self trial. In Clay county Kansas he, arraigning himself for drunkenness, pronounces his own exile after delivering eloquent defense and prosecution. The judge upholds the sentence and Carruthers disappears into exile.

Kansas City Bob Carruthers Liberty Carruthers Clay County Jone M. J. Swanner Arden

Sage and Sulphur Compound for Darker Hair Shines

A grandmother kept hair dark and glossy using a Sage Tea and Sulphur mix marketed as Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound. Drugstores carry a ready to use bottle with added ingredients, praised by a downtown pharmacist for natural darkening that’s hard to detect.

Wyeth

Wolfe Clan Holds Annual Reunion at Athens Fair Grounds

The George Wolfe descendants gathered at the Athens Fair Grounds with 149 registered attendees. Deaths listed for the year included Mary Wolfe Howard Polly Sweet Wolfe and Millijah Howard. Births were Wrythe Cora Boudinot and Rowena Joy Duncan. A straw vote showed Coolidge leading La Follette and Davis. Four surviving Wolfe brothers Frank and Emery in Athens Albert in Columbus and Riley in Trimble attended.

George Wolfe Athens Fair Grounds Mary Wolfe Howard Polly Sweet Wolfe Millijah Howard Wrythe Cora Boudinot Rowena Joy Duncan Coolidge la Follette Davis Wolfe Frank Athens Albert Columbus Emery Riley Trimble

Rev Kruse Assigned to Fayette Church

Rev M Ts Kruse, pastor of the United Brethren church in Sherwood for the past two years, has been assigned the pastorate of a church in Fayette.

Foot Shapes Said to Reveal Character Says Dr Scholl

Dr William M Scholl rejects French pedologists claims that big toes or other foot shapes expose personality traits. He cites skeletal mechanics and footwear as factors shaping feet and warns that posture and activity influence foot form. He notes arch height and foot type reflect heritage and temperament, from artistic sensitivity to perseverance.

New York William M. Scholl Paris Dr. Scholl

Auto accidents in Columbus injure four. two fatal outlooks

Columbus Ohio dispatch reports four people injured in weekend auto crashes with two in critical condition. The most serious injuries were to Reymond Kuhn, 19, with a broken back, and William Ellis, 45, who suffered a fractured skull.

Columbus Reymond Kuhn William Fllis

Grange Plans Free Talks by State Education and Wooster Experts

Coshocton hosts a series of free public meetings and entertainments arranged by the grange with speakers Vernon M. Riegel State Director of Education and C G Williams of the Ohio agricultural experiment station Wooster.

Coshocton, CO Vernon M. Riegel C. G. Williams Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station Wooster Grange

Joy Kills Inventor Who Perfected New Air Motor

Extreme joy over a compressed air motor believed to have caused the death of Viviani Generini, aged sixty one. The inventor was found dead across the mar in his experimental shop after years of work.

Rome Viviani Generini Mar

Fatal election result noted in Camaguey outbreak

A fragment reports a deadly election event in Camaguey with seven fatalities amid heavy reinforcement. The sparse text mentions the incident as a significant outcome of the election period.

Dreco Praise from Pontiac Couple After 35 Years

Photographer Frank Perkins of Pontiac Michigan testifies that nightly cathartics for 35 years gave way to Dreco. He reports constipation relief digestion cramps gas improved sleep and calmer nerves. His wife also improved indigestion liver trouble and general weakness after using Dreco. Drugstores stock Dreco and local residents report relief from numerous ailments.

Mr. Perkins Mrs. Perkins Frank Perkins Pontiac, Mich Dreco

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